1994–95 Aston Villa F.C. season

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Aston Villa
1994–95 season
ChairmanDoug Ellis
ManagerRon Atkinson (until 10 November)
Jim Barron (caretaker 10-25 November)
Brian Little (from 25 November)
StadiumVilla Park
Premiership18th
FA CupFourth round
League CupFourth round
UEFA CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Saunders (15)
All: Saunders (17)
Highest home attendance40,154 vs Liverpool
(6 May 1995, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance12,433 vs Wigan Athletic
(21 Sep 1994, League Cup)
Average home league attendance29,756

During the 1994–95 English football season, Aston Villa competed in the FA Premier League, League Cup, FA Cup and the UEFA Cup.

Two seasons earlier, Aston Villa narrowly missed out on the league title. The season after that, they dipped to 10th place in the league but still had success as League Cup winners. But the decline continued into 1994–95 and Ron Atkinson paid with his job in November. Within days, former Villa favourite Brian Little was back at the club. Little managed to keep Villa clear of the drop.

Before the season was over, a new era was already in the making at Villa Park. A number of players now past their best were off-loaded to new clubs; these included Ray Houghton, Garry Parker, Kevin Richardson and Earl Barrett. The close season saw more players from the Atkinson era pass through the Villa Park exit door: Shaun Teale, Dalian Atkinson, Dean Saunders and John Fashanu. Little brought in younger players like Mark Draper, Ian Taylor, Savo Milosevic, Nii Lamptey, Carl Tiler, Gary Charles and Alan Wright to give some much-needed strength to a side of fading stars, as well as giving such much-needed hope to fans of a club which had been rescued from the threat of a rapid decline.

Final league table[]

Main article: 1994–95 FA Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Coventry City 42 12 14 16 44 62 −18 50
17 Manchester City 42 12 13 17 53 64 −11 49
18 Aston Villa 42 11 15 16 51 56 −5 48
19 Crystal Palace (R) 42 11 12 19 34 49 −15 45 Relegation to the Football League First Division
20 Norwich City (R) 42 10 13 19 37 54 −17 43
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
42 11 15 16 51 56  −5 48 6 9 6 27 24  +3 5 6 10 24 32  −8

Source: Statto

Results by matchday
Match123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAHHAHAAHAHHAHAAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHHHAAAHAHHA
ResultDDDWWLLLLDLLLLWDDDLDWDDWWWLWWDLLDLWDLLLDWD
Position71213988912141516181919191919202020192019181412141199111110151311161617181518
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results[]

Aston Villa's score comes first[1]

Legend[]

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League[]

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
20 August 1994 Everton A 2–2 35,544 Fashanu 65', Saunders 74'
24 August 1994 Southampton H 1–1 24,179 Saunders 32'
27 August 1994 Crystal Palace H 1–1 23,305 Staunton 46'
29 August 1994 Coventry City A 1–0 12,218 Yorke 3'
10 September 1994 Ipswich Town H 2–0 22,241 Staunton 15', Saunders 85'
17 September 1994 West Ham United A 0–1 18,326
24 September 1994 Blackburn Rovers A 1–3 22,694 Ehiogu 90'
1 October 1994 Newcastle United H 0–2 29,960
8 October 1994 Liverpool A 2–3 32,158 Staunton 37', Whittingham 90'
15 October 1994 Norwich City H 1–1 22,468 Saunders 62'
22 October 1994 Nottingham Forest H 0–2 29,217
29 October 1994 Queens Park Rangers A 0–2 16,073
6 November 1994 Manchester United H 1–2 32,136 Atkinson 29'
9 November 1994 Wimbledon A 3–4 6,221 Parker 19', Saunders 38', 50'
19 November 1994 Tottenham Hotspur A 4–3 26,899 Atkinson 8', Fenton 21', 27', Saunders 90'
27 November 1994 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–1 25,082 Atkinson 15'
3 December 1994 Leicester City A 1–1 20,896 Whittingham 61'
10 December 1994 Everton H 0–0 29,678
19 December 1994 Southampton A 1–2 13,874 Houghton 80'
26 December 1994 Arsenal A 0–0 34,452
28 December 1994 Chelsea H 3–0 32,901 Sinclair 9' (own goal), Yorke 32', Taylor 82'
31 December 1994 Manchester City A 2–2 22,513 Brightwell 55'(own goal), Saunders 59'
2 January 1995 Leeds United H 0–0 35,038
14 January 1995 Queens Park Rangers H 2–1 26,578 Fashanu 7', Ehiogu 76'
21 January 1995 Nottingham Forest A 2–1 24,598 Fashanu 32', Saunders 68'
25 January 1995 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–0 40,017 Saunders 18'
4 February 1995 Manchester United A 0–1 43,795
11 February 1995 Wimbledon H 7–1 23,982 Reeves 12' (own goal), Johnson 22', 26', 38', Saunders 48', pen 66', Yorke 83'
18 February 1995 Sheffield Wednesday A 2–1 24,063 Saunders 26', 44'
22 February 1995 Leicester City H 4–4 30,825 Saunders 8', Staunton 37', Yorke 60', Johnson 65'
25 February 1995 Newcastle United A 1–3 34,637 Townsend 40'
4 March 1995 Blackburn Rovers H 0–1 40,114
6 March 1995 Coventry City H 0–0 26,186
18 March 1995 West Ham United H 0–2 28,682
1 April 1995 Ipswich Town A 1–0 15,710 Swailes 90' (own goal)
4 April 1995 Crystal Palace A 0–0 12,606
15 April 1995 Chelsea A 0–1 17,015
17 April 1995 Arsenal H 0–4 32,005
29 April 1995 Leeds United A 0–1 32,955
3 May 1995 Manchester City H 1–1 30,133 Ehiogu 9'
6 May 1995 Liverpool H 2–0 40,154 Yorke 25', 36'
14 May 1995 Norwich City A 1–1 19,374 Staunton 7'

FA Cup[]

Main article: 1994–95 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 7 January 1995 Barnsley A 2–0 11,469 Yorke 48', Saunders 64'
R4 28 January 1995 Manchester City A 0–1 21,177

League Cup[]

Main article: 1994–95 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg 21 September 1994 Wigan Athletic H 5–0 12,433 Yorke 4', Atkinson 26', 85', Saunders 70', Lamptey 73'
R2 2nd Leg 5 October 1994 Wigan Athletic A 3–0 (won 8–0 on agg) 2,633 Lamptey 43', 85', Whittingham 60'
R3 26 October 1994 Middlesbrough H 1–0 19,254 Townsend 30'
R4 30 November 1994 Crystal Palace A 1–4 12,653 Atkinson 33'

UEFA Cup[]

Main article: 1994–95 UEFA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg 15 September 1994 Inter Milan A 0–1 22,639
R1 2nd Leg 29 September 1994 Inter Milan H 1–0 (won 4–3 on pens) 30,533 Houghton 41'
R2 1st Leg 18 October 1994 Trabzonspor A 0–1 27,500
R2 2nd Leg 1 November 1994 Trabzonspor H 2–1 (lost on away goals) 23,858 Atkinson 77', Ehiogu 90'

Players[]

First-team squad[]

Squad at end of season[2][3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Nigel Spink
2 DF England ENG Alan Wright
3 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Steve Staunton
4 DF England ENG Shaun Teale
5 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Paul McGrath[notes 1]
8 FW England ENG John Fashanu
9 FW Wales WAL Dean Saunders
10 FW England ENG Dalian Atkinson
11 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Andy Townsend[notes 2]
12 MF Ghana GHA Nii Lamptey
13 GK Australia AUS Mark Bosnich
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF England ENG Franz Carr
15 DF England ENG Phil King
16 DF England ENG Ugo Ehiogu
17 MF England ENG Ian Taylor
18 FW Trinidad and Tobago TRI Dwight Yorke
19 FW England ENG Graham Fenton
20 DF England ENG Bryan Small
21 MF England ENG David Farrell
22 DF England ENG Gary Charles
25 FW England ENG Tommy Johnson
30 GK England ENG Michael Oakes

Left club during season[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF England ENG Earl Barrett (to Everton)
4 MF England ENG Garry Parker (to Leicester City)
6 MF England ENG Kevin Richardson (to Coventry City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
7 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Ray Houghton[notes 3] (to Crystal Palace)
22 FW England ENG Guy Whittingham (to Sheffield Wednesday)
24 DF England ENG Chris Boden (to Derby County)

Reserve squad[]

The following players made most of their appearances this season for the reserves, and did not appear for the first-team, or only appeared for the first-team in friendlies.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF England ENG
— DF England ENG Dennis Pearce
— DF England ENG
— DF England ENG Riccardo Scimeca
— DF England ENG
— DF Scotland SCO Paul Browne
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL
— DF Morocco MAR Nacer Abdellah
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Trevor Berry
— MF England ENG Steve Cowe
— MF Scotland SCO Scott Murray
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Gareth Farrelly
— FW England ENG Neil Davis
— FW Suriname SUR Ronald Hoop (on trial)
—  

Youth squad[]

The following players spent most of the season playing for the youth team, and did not appear for the first team, but may have appeared for the reserve team.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK England ENG Stuart Brock
— GK England ENG
— GK England ENG Adam Rachel
— DF England ENG Lee Collins
— DF England ENG
— DF England ENG Reuben Hazell
— DF England ENG
— DF England ENG
— DF England ENG Tommy Jaszczun
— DF England ENG Aaron Lescott
— DF England ENG
— DF England ENG Andy Mitchell
— DF England ENG Ben Petty
— DF Wales WAL David Hughes
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Germany GER
— MF England ENG
— MF England ENG Lee Hendrie
— MF England ENG
— MF England ENG
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Kirby
— FW England ENG Richard Burgess
— FW England ENG Darren Byfield[notes 4]
— FW England ENG Richard Walker
— FW Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Lee
— England ENG
— FW England ENG Chris Freestone

Trainees[]

The following players were signed to Aston Villa as trainees, and did not appear for the youth or reserve teams this season.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— England ENG
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Mark Peters

Schoolboys[]

The following players were signed to Aston Villa as associated schoolboys, and did not appear for the youth or reserve teams this season.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF England ENG Michael Blackwood
— DF England ENG
— MF England ENG
— FW England ENG Mark Jones
—   Neil Barrett
—  
No. Pos. Nation Player
—  
—   Jonathan Jones
—  
—  
—  
—  

Transfers[]

In[]

Date Pos Name From Fee
1 August 1994 DF Phil King Sheffield Wednesday £200,000
4 August 1994 FW John Fashanu Wimbledon £1,350,000
21 December 1994 MF Ian Taylor Sheffield Wednesday £1,000,000
6 January 1995 DF Gary Charles Derby County £1,450,000
6 January 1995 FW Tommy Johnson Derby County £1,450,000
10 February 1995 MF Franz Carr Leicester City £250,000
10 March 1995 DF Alan Wright Blackburn Rovers £1,000,000

Out[]

Date Pos Name To Fee
6 June 1994 MF Tony Daley Wolverhampton Wanderers £1,250,000
11 July 1994 MF Steve Froggatt Wolverhampton Wanderers £1,000,000
14 July 1994 DF Dariusz Kubicki Sunderland Transfer
19 July 1994 DF Neil Cox Middlesbrough £1,000,000
21 December 1994 FW Guy Whittingham Sheffield Wednesday £700,000
30 January 1995 DF Earl Barrett Everton £1,700,000
10 February 1995 MF Garry Parker Leicester City £300,000
16 February 1995 MF Kevin Richardson Coventry City £300,000
23 March 1995 MF Ray Houghton Crystal Palace £300,000
24 March 1995 DF Chris Boden Derby County £150,000
Transfers in: Decrease £6,700,000
Transfers out: Increase £6,700,000
Total spending: £0

Awards[]

  • January: Manager of the Month, Brian Little

Notes[]

  1. ^ McGrath was born in Ealing, England, but was raised in the Republic of Ireland and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1985.
  2. ^ Townsend was born in Maidstone, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandmother and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in February 1989.
  3. ^ Houghton was born in Glasgow, Scotland, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his father and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in March 1986.
  4. ^ Byfield was born in Sutton Coldfield, England, but also qualifies to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in 2003.

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 March 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "FootballSquads - Aston Villa - 1994/95".
  3. ^ "Aston Villa Player Database".

External links[]

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